Tire repairing device



' A ril 17, 1945.

c. w. MACY TIRE REPAIRING DEVICE I Filed Au 17, 1942 2 Sheets-Sheet l ZSnnentqr: 62/1005 fl/ M40;

altorneg April 17, 1945.

c. w. MACY TIRE REPAIRING DEVICE Filed Aug. '17, 1942 uni-In u' I.

2 Sheets-Sheet 2 l'mventor Gttorueg.

Patented Apr. 17 1945 a f f fiaa'zsnss v I I" v I z finial-l ital-Ammo Dev ce is I o aew'neey, Pasadena; Calif. v soniieatien nususi'1v, 1942, Serial-No. 455993 "ifllifllainil (Cl.'18

' invention relatesto'aitire-repairing' device,

and has for-an object the previsionofme hs for eii'ectively' and efiiciently holding-an; air bag against end expansion.

Another object consists? thejprovision of means aiding the proper sewers-when of a tire and which reduces the-efpense of eertani operah in-g factors. r At the present time, it is customary to provide what is knowhas an airbag" iorplacein'ent within a the which is to be repaired-by meansor a patch and then wieahizem These air-pa gs are generally formed of heavy corded rubber;--the cords being so arranged as to prevent end eiipan sionin the bag. Most of these bags are made by hand anda-re quite eapehsive-topurcnase;

'T'Iie present invention contempmtes means which will hold a lightly constructed air :bagin position within a tire, with assurance against blowout of said bag.- v

Another object of the inve tion is the provision.

means have been utilized for: holding a tire area under pressuree, such as'by the use of an air bag. These air bagsusually are formed of heavy corded rubber and hand made. ype is'damaged, it must be discarded-with the ,entailment of considerable. expense.

--With my invention,- I have provided means whereby a comparatively light resilient air bag may be held ihworkih'g position within a tire carcass while the bag is under pressure and during vulcanization of the carcass.

'As ageneral exposition of a vulcanization machine, reference is made to Figures 1 and 2, wherein I have shown a form of vulcanizlhg mold and which comprises two parts I and 2-,

the part] provided with esteem box a and with ner' surface of which conforms to the contour of Of a HOVEI fO'ImDf all ba'gconstructedsoas to equalize expansion thereof under pressure. i

The device is simple or structure; durablaca pableof long use, andg'ener'ally' su erior todevicos now known to the inventor. v 4i 7 -Wit-h the abovem'eiitioneda other ob'jeets in view; the inventionconsists the never and 1186* Figure 2' is asectional view'on' line 24-2-01? Figure 8 is a-fragnientary sectional view on the line 3-'-=3 of Figure 2,

Figure; is a perspective view or one-element of the tire repu ring device; and,

Figure 5 is a perspective view eta form or the invention.

Referring now with particularity to the drawings, it is customary in the repair of tires toinsert or apply over a blown out portion thereof, a rubber patch of some form This patch is usually vulcanized to the tire carcass in a vulcaniz ing machine. process, it is essential that the tire be held under pressure at the zone being vulcanized. Various However, during the'vulcanization fill provision; formation, eonstruetione' associa e the side wall of the'tire. The part 2 is releasably held to the steam box casing. Specifically,

the Wall a of part 2 s slotted ate and I0 to allow the shanks of headedstuds II and I2 protightly tothe steam box casing. The means 13 includes a swing bolt l4-pivota11y anchored at I5 between brackets 16 and 16 secured to the bot- Ihe bolt carries wealock plate I], which plate is adapted to engage members l8and'l9 secured to part 2. Members I8'1and l9 are identically formed. andit will be observed upon reference: to Figure 2 that both of these members have'an inclined wall 20 andfla lodge in substantially right angled relationship to thewall 20, as shown at'2l. The plate His carried on the 'ledges ll and rests against the inclined walls 20' of" members 48 and lQflSurroundihgthe screwthreadsof the bolt 14 is an unthieaded sleeve 22'. One end of this isleeve" I bears againsta'surface of theflplate I11 and a hand'wheel 23, threaded to th helt, bears against the o posite end of said sleeve. upon turning the hand wheel, the sl eve orces the plate again t the inclined walls 20, and draws the member 2 into tight ensaeemenhwith memher I. It will also be observed that to accommodate the swing bolt,lan inclined slot is formed If an air bag or this pivoted at 21 between a. pair of studs 28 formed on the exterior surface of the part 1 of member i, while arm 26 has a hook end 29 adapted to engage a pin 38 extending between a pair of studs 31 and 32 formed on the exterior surface of part 2. Arms 25 and 25 are swingingly secured at their opposite ends by pins 33 and 34 to means 35. This means comprises two members 36 and 3? centrally carrying therebetween a unt 38. This nut, in turn, accommodates a pressure screw 3t. Steam admission and exhaust pipes leading to the steam box are shown at 40 and M. The device just described may be conveniently mounted upon a pedestal of some type, the post of which is shown at 62. As illustrated, the side walls of the casing parts i and land which embrace the tire, are generally arcuate and segmental in form. This construction is followed for the reason that the entire the carcass is not to be vulcanized but only a particular area.

Whena tire has been damaged due to blowout, deep cuts, or otherwise, rubber is applied over the blowout or damaged portion and vulcanized to the tire. However, during the vulcanization, it is essential that the patch be held against the rubber of the tire, under pressure. Accordingly, I have provided an air bag 59 which is placed within the tire'carcass and member which includes a pressure plate 52 and end plates 53 and 5&- conforming in outline to the general contour of the interior of the tire carcass. The pressure plate 52 is arcuate in form and the end plates 53 and 54 are secured to the convex surface of said pressure plate in any approved manner, such as by Welding or brazing, with said end plates braced by Webs 55 and 56, said webs being brazed or welded to the exterior surfaces of the end plates and to a, portion of the convex surface of the pressure plate 52. 53 and 54 are of such dimension as to provide a slight clearance between the edge thereof and the interior of the tirecarcass.

The air bag 51' is formed of an expansible materiahsuch asrubber or rubber composition, is preferably thin-walled, and without any corded reinforcement. This air bag is segmental in form and adapted to be positioned between the end plates, as shown in Figure 3. The bag is thickened annularly adjacent the ends thereof as indicated at 57 and 53. This thickening of the ends allows an equalization in' expansion of the bag'when the bag is placed under air pressure. It will beob'served that a tube 55'is secured to the end 55 of the air bag and communicates with the interior thereof. This tube is adapted'to have air or other medium passed therethrough for reception within the bag.

I When it isde sired to use the construction shown in Figure 3, the hook end of the arm 28 is released from the pin 30, which permits the parts to swing upwardly carrying the means 35. The handwheel' 23 is revolved so as to release the plate I! from members l8 and I9 and permit the side 2 to be removed. The tire carcass with the patch is thenplaced in proper position in the mold. 'The bag 50 and member 5| are already in place within the tire, whereupon the side 2 is hand wheel 23 operated so as to hold the side 2 The end plates r to the steam box .casing of the side I. The screw 39 is turned by the arms 6|, to exert a downward pressure against a transverse piece 62 carried on the pressure plate 52 and force the pressure plate into tight engagement with the arcuate tops of the members I and 2. The bag 50 has air introduced within the same sothat thetire carcass, patch and mold are in pressure engagement. vulcanization then proceeds in the usual manner by introducing steam within the steam box for the desired period of time. It takes but a few minutes of a workmans time to place a tire in the mold with the parts 50 and 5| in position. When air under pressure is admitted within the bag, the bag will expand against the inner surface of the tire and exert an even pressure thereagainst. End expansion of the bagis prevented by the end plates 53'and 54 of member 5|. Hence, a light bag can be used and if damaged, is easily replaced with a minimum of expense.

In the showing of Figure 5, I have modified the invention slightly, wherein a bag I00 is so molded as'to be in segmental'form and of a configuration enerally conforming to the interior of a tire. Ends of said bag are enlarged or thickened at l0! and H12 and provided with end grooves, one of which is shown at I03. Groove I03 conforms to the outline of the bag, asindicated by the dotted lines. Adapted to be placed in the groove at each end of the bag are metal plates I64 and I05. These plates are vulcanized to the bag. The usual air tube I06 is provided for one end of the bag so that air may be admitted therein, under pressure.

The construction illustrated in Figure 5 is such as to prevent end blowout of the bag during a vulcanizing process, and has an advantage over the usual corded rubber bag because of its cheapness of construction.

The combination of the members 50 and 5| constitute what may be termed a vulcanizing core and wherein the member 50 is confined between the plates of the rigidmember for limiting expansion of the-member 50in three directions, or

along its convex surface. In using the term convex surface, I intend to imply that, viewing Figure 3, such expansion of member 50 as would occur is against the inner wall of the tire casing. This portion would be the sides of the tire to force the tire into engagement with the inner surfaces of the side walls 4 and I and that portion which includes the tire tread.

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